Do public transfers crowd out private transfers? Evidence from a randomized experiment in Mexico

The paper will use the data from the PROGRESA evaluation to show the extent to which such a programme crowds out private transfers. An interesting aspect of the paper is the fact that it can use the randomization (one-third of the villages in the sample were randomized in the programme for evaluation purposes).

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Year of publication:	2002
Authors:	Albarran, Pedro ; Attanasio, Orazio P.
Publisher:	Helsinki : The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
Subject:	Ländliche Armut \| Armutspolitik \| Privater Transfer \| Öffentlicher Transfer \| Crowding out \| Mexiko \| private transfers \| crowding-out \| public programmes

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Series:	WIDER Discussion Paper ; 2002/06
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
ISBN:	9291901318
Other identifiers:	34596408X [GVK] hdl:10419/52739 [Handle]
Classification:	O16 - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment ; I30 - Welfare and Poverty. General
Source:	EconStor

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